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VOL. XXXV.
CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1898.
NO. 20.
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Happenings Both at Home
and Abroad.
A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED
Interesting Collection of Ileum From
Many Places Called From tlie Press
Keports of the Current Week.
Captain-General Blanco has issued
a proclamation in Havana announcing
the capitulation of Santiago.
News received by the steamer Alki
says the town of Skagway is still under
martial law, and all saloons are closed.
General Garcia has left Santiago, but
notwitstanding his grievance, the Cu
ban leader will help us conquer Holguin
and Manzanillo.
Senor de Castro, of the Poito Rican
junta, says his junta favors American
annexation of Porto Hico, and pledges
the support of his people to that end.
r The Spanish minister of public in
struction, Senor Gmnazato, is author
ity for the statement that a peace hon
orable to the Spanish army will shortly
he concluded.
Lieutenant Ilobson, the heio of San
tiago, has returned to Washington to
report to the navy department regard
ing the necessity for prompt action in
tho work of raising Cervera's ships.
Nine hundred men embarked on the
steamer llio Janeiro from San Francis
co, bound for the Philippines Saturday.
A continuous ovation was tendered the
men as they marched through the streets
of San Francisco. The departure of
two more transports is expected to com
plete the present movement of troop9
to Manila.
American trade with Porto Rico is
the subject of a bulletin just issued by
order of the secretary of agriculture.
A shrinkage is shown in tho transac
tions during the past fiscal year, being
smaller than those of any preceding
year since the civil war except lSSJo.
The falling off in the trade ia mostly
in our imports from the islands.
Several London people prominently
identified with the Central Pacifio are
arranging to visit this country within a
few weeks, in consequence of the re
cent action of congress in creating a
commission to confer with the com
pany's representatives and jointly pre
pare a plan for settling the road's debt
to the goverment of $00,000,000.
A dictatorship has been proclaimed
at the Philippines. Agninaldo an
nounced himself in authority and pro
claimed martial law in the islands.
General Anderson telegraphs that the
natives expect independence. The
insurgents have begun attacks on Foil
do, Santameso and Malata, and are get
ting their artillery into action. The
Spaniards were driven from trenches at
Malata and the positions occupied by
the insurgents.
The Ceruti claim, which threatened
to cause trouble between Italy and Co
lombia, has been paid.
The United States domestic postal
Bervice will be extended to the Ha
waiian islands as soon as the flag ia
raised there
The British steamer Newfoundland,
loaded with food supplies, was captured
by the Mayflower, Tuesday, off Oien
fuegos, into which harbor she was
heading.
A Norwegian captain who has
reached New York, says the Havana
blockade is not effective and supplies
are reaching that city through Bataba
no from Yucatan and being shipped
across the island.
A Washington authority says Porto
Kico will be kept by the United Statos.
That is settled, and has been the plan
from the first. Its possession will go
toward making up the heavy expenses
of war to the United States.
News has been received from the
Bear relief expedition. The imprison
ed whalers have been reached and were
better off than had been expected.
Most of the vessels can be paved, and
the me have not suffered seriously,
having existed on fish and wild lein
deer. A report comes from Madrid that
Weyler will form a now cabinet, in
which General Po'aviejas will be min
ister of war. This combination, it is
further asserted, will support the dyn
asty, repeal the suspension of constitu
tional rights and continue the war to
its utmost limits.
Cubans must toe the mark, and the
captured territory around Santiago will
be governed with a firm hand. No
trouble is feared by the officials at
Washington. The discontent now so
noticeable among the insurgents is ex
pected to wear away when once the mo
tives of the United States are fully ap
preciated. The second expedition has reached
Manila. The tiansport steamer China
arrived July 16, and the Zealand, Co
lon and Senator the day following.
American forces now await the coming
of Merritt before moving on Manila.
Commander of the expedition is expect
ed about a week hence. Aguinaldo's
forces still surround the capital. News
of the destruction of Cervera's fleet
caused consternation among the Span
iards. Four American eoluiers died on
the voyage.
Minor News Items.
The actual cash expenditures on ac
count of the war thus far amount to
$60,000,000.
In the event of an uprising of the
populace in Spain there is grave dan
ger of a mutiny in the army.
Mail advices from Hong Kong say
that the Caroline islanders have re
volted against Spanish rule.
The defenses of the coast cities of
Spain are being strengthened to meet
expected attacks by American warships.
Spain has now only two fighting
ihips worthy of consideration, the bat
tleship Pelayo and the armored cruiser
Carlos V.
The Spanish government is looking
for a pretext to put General Weyler
safely behind the bars on account of
his intrigues with revolutionary ele
ments. Govornor Sanginez, of Lower Cali
fornia, manifested his friendliness for
the United States by having his mili
tary band give a concert on tho Fourth
of July, in which American national
sirs were the most prominent.
LATER NEWS.
The Initial Steps Toward Peace Nego
tiations Taken by Spain.
Spain has sued for peace formally
and directly to President MoKinley
through the French ambassador. The
following official statement has been
made: "The Frenoh ambassador, on4
behalf of the government of Spain and
by direction of the Spanish minister
for foreign affairs, presented to the
president at the White House a mes
sage from the Spanish government look
ing to a termination of the war and
settlement of the terms of peace."
Watson's trip to Spain may be again
delayed. Naval officers think the war
ships should be overhauled before em
barking on their mission.
Famine and deadly yellow jack reign
at Guantanamo. An average of 15
deaths a day occurs among the troops
and people from these causes.
The situation in Spain is reported to
be going from bad to worse. Sagasta
is powerless to relieve the situation,
and disaffection in the army steadily
increases.
A World dispatch from Madrid says
Russia is intriguing against us and in
favor of Spain. She is said to be mak
ing arrangements for concerted inter
ference by the Continental powers in
important matters.
Some traitor tore down an American
flag at Long Beach, Wash. The whole
settlement is up in arms and threaten
to hang the man who did it with the
ropes with which the flag was fastened
should he be caught.
Spaniards sunk tho small Spanish
gunboat Sandoval, which has been
lying near Caimanera. This is looked
upon as a gross breach of the terms of
surrender, which the Spaniards then
bad knowledge of. especially considering
the fact that food has been sent by the
United States navy into Caimanera.
General Shatter's detailed report of
the American casualties at tho battle
of Santiago has been received at the
war department. The total number of
casualties was 1,595. Recapitulated,
the American losses were: Killed, 23
officers and 208 enlisted men; wounded,
80 officers and 1,208 men; missing, 81
men.
General Aguinaldo, the leader
of the Philippine insurgents, is fighting
for annexation to the United States.
An agreement has been reached
among the Western roads and freight
rates have been restored to a normal
tariff.
The steamer Charles Nelson has ar
rived in Seattle from St. Michaels with
173 passengers and about $1,000,000
in gold.
General Brooke, commanding the
First army corps, has sailed from New
port News to join General Miles at
Porto Rico.
Four thousand more sick and hungry
Spaniards, from Eastern Cuba .surren
dered Monday upon learning of Toral's
capitulation.
As the result of a collision, occurring
near Detroit, the steamer Edward
Smith No. 2 was sunk. The other ves
sel was but slightly damaged.
A special from Shanghai says that
four Russian men-of-war have left Port
Arthur, and that it is supposed their
destination is the Philippine islands.
A London dispatch says Spain will
propose an armistice. The Washington
government will be asked to agree to
suspend hostilities while terms of peace
can be discussed.
A telegram has been received in
Washington from Shatter requesting
that gold and paper be sent to Santiago,
as the tradesmen refuse to accept Amer
ican silver dollars at par value, and rate
them at 50 cents on the dollar.
The battleship Iowa fired on an Aus
trian cruiser off Santiago harboi. The
similarity of the Austrian and Spanish
Hags is to blame for the incident. The
captain of the Austrian warship, while
not pleased, realized that the firing was
a mistake. The intention of Austria
is said to be to preserve neutrality to
the end.
General King will command the next
Manila expedition which is to sail from
San Francisco by the end of the pres
ent week. General King thinks every
man of the expeditionary force now at
San Francisco will be needed at the
Philippines to help suppress the ex
pected native rebellion after the Span
iards are conquered.
According to the war views of John
Sherman, elicited in an interview, the
ex-secretary says the grievance of Gen
eral Garcia is just. A blunder was
evidently made. The Cubans should
have been invited to witness the sur
render of Santiago. The retention of
Cuba by the United States, he says, is
not justifiable under any circumstaces,
but Porto Rico should be retained.
The railroad situation in China is
rapidly improving. Conservatism has
apparently been at last thrown over
board, and the government is dealing
out contracts and concessions with an
almost reckless hand. The latest
authorized railroad is to be built by
the Russo-Chinese bank. Evidence of
the gradual awakening of the spirit of
progress in other lines of industry is
also becoming plainly apparent.
Peace agitation is spreading in the
provinces of Spain.
It is again hinted that there will
soon be a third call for troops.
Spanish bonds with a face value of
$5,000 were sold in New York for $100.
It is reported from London that the
Spanish ambassador to England "re
cently informed a colleague that he had
unquestionable information to the effect
that there was an ironclad alliance be
tween Great Britain and the United
States before the wai began."
A Berlin dispatoh says that the Ger
man admiral will do nothing at Manila
unless authorized by Admiral Dewey.
Col. Dr. Nicholas Senn. of Chicago,
has been made chief of the operating
staff of the entire army and a member
of General Miles' staff His place
hereafter will be at the front, wherever
fighting is going on.
The soldiers of the Seventh Illinois
are studying Spanish in order that
they may be able to entertain the ladies
of Cuba and Porto Rico in their own
language when they enter those island
with the army of invasion.
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General Miles' Forces
Landed at Ponce.
ON THE SOUTHERN COAST
Detachment of Spanish Troops Of
fered Resistance, and in a Skirmish
Forty Spaniards Were Killed and
Not An American Killed or Wounded.
Port of Guanica, Island of Porto
Rico, via St. Thomas Island, July 27.
The United States military expedition
under command of General Miles,
which left Guantanamo bay Thursday
last, was landed here successfully today
after a skirmish between a detachment
of Spanish tioops and a crew of 30 be
longing to the launch of the United
States auxiliarry gunboat Gloucester.
Forty Spaniards were killed and no
Americans were hurt. The troops
were pushed forward rapidly in order
to capture the railroad leading to Ponce,
which is only about 2 0 miles east of
this place.
Guanica, the point of debarkation
of the expeditionary force, is a small
town on the southern coast of the
island. It is less than 20 miles on an
air line distant from Ponce, and 65
miles from San Juan, against which
the assault is to be directed. This
town is situated on a bay of the same
name, which forms one of the best
ports in the whole island.
From Ponce there is an excellent
military road running 80 miles north
to San Juan. The whole of General
Brooke's force, with the New Orleans,
Annapolis, Cincinnati, Leyden and
Wasp are expected here within 24
hours.
SLAPPED SHAFTER.
Newspaper Correspondent Gains an Un
enviable Distinction.
Sylvester Scovel. who has won for
himself the unenviable distinction of
being the only civilian in history who
slapped the face of a major-general in
that officer'? hour of supreme triumph,
fs a newspaper reporter who is pos
sessed of undoubted daring and reck
lessness. Mr. Scovel tried to push his
way, against orders, to the roof of the
palace in Santiagio when the Stars and
Stripes wss being hoisted, and was
forced back. After the ceremony he
made his way to General Shafter and
struck that hero in the face with his
palm. He was arrested at once, and
the rules of war allowed that he may
be drumheaded and shot.
Quite a number of waiters in
Den-
vor. Col., have joined the army.
Japan Will Co-operate.
London, July 27. A special dispatch
from Shanghai says the Japanese war
ships Woshino, Chin Yuen, Itsukuski
ma and Saiyn Yen have been hastily
dispatched to Saisheo to reinforce the
Japanese squadron there, making it the
strongest in those waters. It has been
ordered to-opearte with the British and
American admirals in the event of in
ternational complications. While the
dispatch does not explain the matter, it
is inferred the srjuadron is to be in
readiness for Philippine operations.
Nova Scotia Town Burned.
Halifax, July 27. The town of Pug-
wash. 1,200 inhabitants, a shipping
' port of considerable importance on the
strait of Northumberland, was wiped
out by fire today, 200 dwellers, five
churches, 20 stores, three hotels and
several mills being destroyed. The
I fire swept through whole blocks with
great rapidity, and people fled for their
lives, losing everything. The inhabit
ants are now encamped in the fields and
woods. Several people are reported
missing, but it is impossible yet to tell
who, if any, perished.
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TLVESTEIt SCOVEl
SURRENDER OF GUANTANAMO
Seven Thousand Spaniards Lay Down
Their Arms.
Santiago de Cuba, July 27. Every
thing bete is peaceful. The 7,000 Span
ish sold iers at Guantanamo threw down
their arms today. The 3,350 men from
Palma Soriano, San Luis and Longo,
surrendered yesterday to Lieutenant
Miley and today packtrains with pro
visions were sent to them.
The only others inc'uded in the capit
ulation are the 2,000 at Baracoa and
1,000 at Sagna. They have not yet
been turned over.
Garcia is at Jiguani today, and
reached there without encountering
any Spaniards.
General Shatter authorized an abso
lute contradiction of the report that
Garcia encountered a force of Spa-i-
CAPT. PHILIP OF THE TEXAS.
iards, who were returning to Santiago
to surrender, and was defeated by them.
Colonel Ezra P. Ewers, of the Ninth
infantry, acting for General Shafter,
will receive the formal surren
der of Guantanamo.
Yesterday General Shafter released
40 Cubans, who had been confined in
the local jail on political charge?. In
deed, some of them were confined with
out charges of any character, others on
the most trivial pretexts, and yet others
solely because of sympathy with
the Cuban cause. The jail is still filled
with many whose crimes and sentences
UNITED STATES TROOPS EMBARKING FOR
are not on record, and absolutely un
known, so far as has been yet ascer
tained. A general investigation has
been ordered immediately.
American newspapers which have
arrived hero contain articles written
apparently under a misapprehension of
tho facts regard lag tho conduct of the
campaign, and the dictation of the
terms of surrender. General Miles was
hero simply as a visitor and adviser.
In his official capacity he had nothing
to do with tho terms of the capitula
tion, the entire credit for which belongs
to General Shafter, who, on July 10,
received the following dispatch from
Washington, of that date:
"General Shafter. Sibonoy: The
secretary of war directs me to inform
you that General Miles left here at
10:40 last night for Santiago, but with
instructions which do not in any man
ner supersede you as the commander of
the United States troops in tho field at
Santiago, as long as you are able for
duty. "CORBIN,
' 'Adjutant-General. ! '
Wonnded on the Hudson.
Newport News, July 27. The trans
port Hudson, from Santiago, arrived at
Hampton Roads at noon today. From
the foremost floated a yellow fever flag,
indicating sickness aboard. Dr. Pet
tus, the national quarantine officer,
boarded tho vessel as soon as she cast
anchor.
The bodies of Captain Capron and
Sergeant Hamilton Fish are on the ship
It is said that Sylvester Scovel, the
New York newspaper correspondent
who was ordered from Cuba because of
insulting conduct toward General Shaf
ter, is also on board.
Reinforcements for Miles.
Washington, July 27. The war de
partment was busy today hurrying the
dispatch of the remainder of General
Miles' expedition against Porto Rico.
Such progress has been made that it is
hoped that all the troops will be on
Porto Rican soil within a week. Gen
eral Miles is expected to defer his land
ing until then, but presumably will
pick out a suitable place for encamping
his troops and may establish himself
ashore, awaiting the arrival of the
other detachments now on their way.
Laid Out for the New Cabinet.
Madrid, July 27. An official of high
rank, in conversation with a corre
spondent of the press said: "The pres
ent government will not initiate peaoe
negotiations, bnt a modified cabinet,
headed by Senor Gamazo, minister of
public instruction, will conclude the
negotiations and then retire, and Pola
vieja, with a combination, including
Senor Silvela and General Campos,
will reorganise the government. Every
body thinks Spain should treat direct
with the Americans, whose practical
good sense will prevail over spread-eagleism."
CRY FOR HELP.
Cubans at Cienfuegos Are Snrviug
Weyler System In Force.
Guantanamo, July 27. The follow
ing pitiful appeal has been addressed
by the starving people of Cienfuegos to
Rear-Admiral Sampson:
"Honorable Sir: The Cubans, old
men, women and children, resident in
the town of Cienfuegos and this neigh
borhood, are all dying of hunger. The
young men are all in the field with the
Cuban troops and have no shoes nor
food. All the provisions in this town
are in the hands of Spaniards. Cubans
cannot obtain a piece of bread, as it is
necessary, to send everything to tho
field. The Weyler system is in high
sway. The situation is terrible. If
you, honorable sir, do not come quick
ly with your squadron, to our help ami
take possession of this town, we shall
be lost. We beg you to precipitate
your operations. About 5,000 old men,
women and children shall die of hrrigor
in this town. Some of these old men
have four or five sons fighting for free
dom. This is our situation horrible
situation. If the great people of tho
United States do not come quickly in
our help we are lost. Foi God's sake,
come quickly.
"SOME CUBANS."
Nothing can be done for the people
of Cienfuegos until the place is cap
tured. This will not be for some time,
A BIG LOT OF GOLD.
The1 Charlas Nelson ffivirtcrs Down Over
a Million.
Seattle, Wash. , July 27. The steam
er Charles Nelson arrived to lay from
St. Michaels with 173 passengers from
Dawson, and gold dust estimated all
the way from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000.
Purser M. A. Tucker said:
"I believe that $1,500,000 is a fair
estimate. Of that amount I can vouch
lor fliOO.OOO, winch was turned over
to me and placed in the fcteanier's
safe."
One man, Mr. Tucker said, had
$175,000 and another $125,000. He
would not disclose their names.
Mr. Lippey, his father and two
brothers, carried off the steamer nine
canvas sacks, which weighed about 100
pounds each. This was the olean up
from Lippey's claim, No. 16 Eldorado
PORTO RICO.
"Charles Randall, an old-timer, had
$84,000.
Other individual amounts ran from
$1,000 to $10,000, $5,000 being an
average.
At 5 o'clock this afternoon, 07 pas
sengers had deposited in the assay office
about $300,000. Four thousand ounces
was the largest individual amount.
This did not include the Lippey and
Randall gold.
About one-third of the passengers
brought no gold. Some of them had
gone in this spring. Not liking the
prospect they sold their outfits and r&
turned.
Captain McKettrlck.
Captain William McKettrick, the
man who raised the Stars and Stripes
over the palace of the conquered San
tiago de Cuba, is a son-in-law of Gen
eral Shafter and a member of the gen
eral's staff.
The Earl of Minto has been appoint
ed governor general of Canada.
La Bourg-ogne Sailors Arrested.
Havre, July 27. Nineteen Austrian
sailors, who arrived here yesterday on
La Bretagne, were taken before a mag
istrate and confronted by four second
class passengers, survivors of the
wreaked La Bonrgogne, on charges of
cruelty and brutality at the time of the
oollision between La Bourgogne and
the British ship Cromartyshire, off
Sable island, July 4. Although the
evidence offered against them was very
slight, six of the aoonsed were held on
remand. The others were discharged.
Time for Filing; Bids Extended.
Washington, July 27. The navy de
partment has been obliged to again
postpone the date of the receipt of bids
for the construction of torpedo boats.
It has been set for August 28, on the
representations of shipbuilders on the
Pacifio coast that otherwise they would
not have sufficient time to get their
bids through by mail.
Two Were Drowned.
Put-in-Bay, O., July 27. The yacht
Clipper, of Toledo, capsized in a squall
near here today and William Arbuckle
and Marcus Battelle were drowned.
FEVER Sli SIT
New Cases at Santiago
Now Four Hundred.
FOUR DEATHS IN 0NH DAY
Victims Are Not All Suffering from
Yellow Jack IHsease of a Mild Type
Shafter Keports That Ills Men Are
Being: Located in Better Camps.
Washington, July 26. A dispatch
received by General Corbin from Gen
eral Shafter says that 890 new cases of
fever of all classes were reported in
his camp before Santiago yesterday.
As the same dispatch reports only four
deaths, none of them from yellow
fever, from among the hundreds of
fever cases in the camp, the war
authorities are more than ever inclined
to the belief that the yellow fever oases
are of a mild type. Previous dis
patches from Shafter and the medical
officers of his corps have indicated the
existence in camp of a very large num
ber of cases of malarial fever and
dengue fever, the latter common in the
Cuban climate. Some clear cases of
yellow fever are reported, but the offi
cials say they are few as compared with
those of other fevers.
General Shafter 's dispatoh received
by General Corbin is as follows:
"Santiago de Cuba, July 20. Num
ber of new cases of fever of all classes
yesterday approximately, 890. Deaths
not previously reported, Piivato Daniel
Stone, company D, First Illinois, ty
phoid fever, July 20; Sergeant J. Blair,
regimental quartermaster, died July 22
of dengue fever; Privates William Pea
tock and Garratt Learneshock, both of
company E, Second infantry."
General Shafter reported by cable to
day that the condition of the troops at
Santiago was rapidly improving, ana
said he hoped in the oonrse of a day or
two to have the men located in com
fortable camps, where they may rest
and recuperate and where the sick may
recover.
He is feeding 11,000 Spaniards, pris
oners of war, and although he has not
yet been able to furnish them tents,
this deficiency is being made good, and
their condition is no worse in this re
spect than was their condition before
the surrender.
Troops Mentally Depressed.
Santiago de Cuba, via Kingston,
July 26. The report published in the
United States that there'are 30 cases of
yellow fever in the cavalry division
proves on investigaton to be unfounded.
Captain House reports that there is no
sickness. The First, Sixth and Ninth
cavalry, the First and Tenth infantry
regiments and six companies of the
Randolph light artillery, are encamped
about two miles northwest 01 El Caney,
at the base of the mountains. The
camp is apparently perfectly healthy,
as to the location, and has a good wa
ter supply. The ground is well
drained.
Malarial fever is prevalent, but it al
ways yields to quinine treatment in
the course of four or five days. The
fact that immunes of the regiment
have this fever as freely as the other
men shows that it is not yellow jack.
There have been no fatalities from ma
larial fever thus far, but so long as the
men are exposed to the hot sun during
the day, the increasing rain and heavy
dews, malaria will increase and our
men grow worse. A second attack is
much more difficult to eradicate, espe
cially in the case of men exposed to the
present conditions.
The army is mentally depressed by
inactivity, and tho uncertainty as to
its fnture movements, together with
the increasing malarial fever.
SURRENDER OF SPANIARDS.
Interior Garrisons La; Down Their
Arms.
Washington, July 26. The war de
partment at midnigiit posted the fol
lowing: "Santiago, via Hayti, July 26. Ad
jutant-General of the Army, Washing
ton: Lieutenant Miley has returned
from San Luis and Palmas Soranio,
where he went four days ago to receive
the surrender of the Spanish troops.
The number surrendered was larger
than General Toral reported. Three
thousand and five Spanish troops and
850 volunteer guerrillas gave up their
arms and gave parole and have gone to
work. Three thousand stands of arms
were turned in to load on ox-carts and
started to the railroad. Spanish troops
accompanied him to San Luis, and all
were apparently greatly delighted at
the prospect of returning home. They
were on the verge of starvation and I
have to send them rations tomorrow.
If the numbers keep up as they have.
there will be about 24,000 to ship
away, nearly 12,000 liere; 3,ooo irom
San Luis, 6,800 from Guantanamo, and
over 2,000 at Sagua and Baracoa.
"SHAFTER,
"Major-General Commanding."
Not Written by Garcia.
Santiago de Cuba, July 26. It now
turns out that the letter alleged to
have been addressed by General Garcia
to General Shatter, complaining of the
treatment accorded to the Cubans, and
advising General Shafter of General
Garcia's resignation, was prepared by
a newspaper correspondent named
Aras, who has been acting on the staff
of General Garcia. It is not clear that
Garcia ever saw the letter.
Shafter makes no mention of it.
Camara at Cartagena.
Gibraltar, July 26. Admiral Ca-
mara's fleet is said now to be at Carta
gena. A French squadron is reported
to be cruising between the Canary
islands and the Cadis coast. The Brit
ish battleship Illustrious will sail from
Gibraltar for Tangier Tuesday next,
supposedly to represent England at the
gathering of warships occasioned by
the expected coming ox tbe American
squadron under Commodore Watson.
The Romans used a ciioular fan on
occasions of state and the Greeks made
f am of flat leaves of the lotas.
ENGAGEMENT AT NIPE.
Particulars of the Battle an the North
Coast of Cuba.
Key West, Fla., July 26. Acting
nnder orders of Rear-Admiral Samp
son, four American warships Thursday
afternoon entered the harbor of Nipe,
n the northeast coast of the province
af Santiago de Cuba, and after a furious
bombardment, took possession of the
harbor. The vessels engaged were thd
l'opeka, Annapolis, Wasp and Leyden.
In the course of an hour they si
lenced the forts, sank the Spanish gun
boat Jorge Juan and scattered the
Spanish riflemen who had taken part in
the engagement. Captain Hunker then
ordered the ships to go in. The Wasp
and Leyden, being the smallest of tbe
quartette, led the way, followed by the
Annapolis, while the Topeka, which
n:rried a heavier batteiy, brought up
the rear. The channel is very narrow,
and on the bluff to the right was a fort
and signal station.
As the Wasp and Leyden rounded
the point, the forts fired a dozen shots,
none of which, however, fell near
them, and the Topeka returned the fire
with her three-pounders. Almost im
mediately the Spaniards deserted the
forts, and the Topeka continued to
send shells into them. A body of
riflemen on the beach returned the fire
with a few wild shots, but they, too,
were quickly dispersed by the Topeka's
smaller guns. The Topeka also dis
charged two torpedoes. At the same
lime, another small lort to the left of
the channel fired on the American
ships; but it was silenced as easily as
tho other.
Meanwhile, the Wasp and Leyden
opened a cross hre at the Jorge Juan,
which lay to the south, in front of the
town of Mayari. Her position was
about a mile and a quarter from the
beach, ami behind her was the third
fort. This fort opened on the Wasp
and Leyden, and as the Annapolis and
Topeka came hp, the Spanish gunboat
joined in the fighting, and a general
battle followed. The Topeka anchored
in the middle of the harbor, about
4,000 yards from the Jorge Juan, and
the other three American boats drew
up on either side and formed a semi
circle. The Americans then closed in
on the Spanish ship, pouring in a de
structive fire and on the forts behind.
The Topeka sent fonr-inch shells crash
ing into the Jorge Juan at such a rate
that she sank within 20 minutes.
When the firing became heavy, the
officers and crew of the Spaniard put
off in a small boat and made tbe shore
under a heavy fire and escaped into the
woods. Two shots from the Topeka's
bow gun dropped squarely into the
Mayari forts. The Spanish pennants
disappeared and the white flag was run
up. This ended a short but one of the
most vicious battles of the war.
CHEERED THE ENEMY'S FLAG.
How Spanish Prisoners Thanked TJnole
Sam for His Kindness.
New York, July 26. Prisoners of
war cheering the flag of their captors
was the unusual sight witnessed at the
Union dock in Brooklyn today. The
sight was all the more significant as
the cheers came from Spanish throats.
The 254 prisoners captured on the four
prize steamers now in port were about
to sail for home under the British flag.
They were on board the Hesperia, and
just as she backed out of the dock, one
of the patrol gunboats came by. With
one accord, the prisoners raised three
mighty cheers, which startled the peo
ple on the Brooklyn bridge, and could
be heard on Governor's island. It
was the best they could do in thanking
Uncle Sam for the kindness lavished
on them while prisoners. The Hes
peria left at 3 P. M. The prisoners
were a happy lot, and their appearance
sliowed that they had been well treated
while in enforced idleness. Among the
prisoners were six officers. They have
aaloon acommodations, while the oth
ers are in the steerage.
THE MAINE DISASTER.
Examination of Cervera's Ships Proves
It Was Due to an External Cause.
Off Santiago de Cuba, July 26.
"Any doubt that may have existed
that the Maine was blown up by an
outside bomb is dispelled by an exami
nation of the destroyed Spanish ships,''
said a member of the board of survey
that examined the remnants of Ad
miral Cervera's fleet. "Of the four
ships examined, three were blown up
by their magazine exploded and every
torpedo in addition, yet on none of
them was there the same effeot pro
duced as by the explosion on the
Maine. There was no upheaval of the
keel, and little bulging of the plates,
except in the immediate vicinity of
the explosion. The effect was nearly
altogether upward, in some cases the
protected deck being lifted; but outside
of the springing of a few plates, the
hulls were intaot."
The examination of the wrecks of
the Spanish ships was made first for
the purpose of ascertaining the effect
of American gunnery, and second, to
find the effect of an internal explosion.
Botli subjects bore upon the Maine
incident, as noted above.
Out of Harm's Way.
London, July 26. Lloyd's agent re
ports that two Spanish gunboats have
entered the harbor of Figuaiia, at the
mouth of tho Mondego, Portugal.
More Klondike Gold.
Seattle, Wash., July 26. One hun
dred and thirteen Klondikers, who ar
rived at Victoria this morning on the
steamer Garrone, reached here this
afternoon. The most conservative es
timate places the amount of gold they
brought at half a millon dollars. Dr.
D. W. Ward, of Portland, says there
are many who have large amounts,
while on the other hand, many are
coining out broke.
All are reticent
Wrecked In Thirty-Mile.
Seattle, Wash.. July 26. The steam
er Kalamazoo has been totally wrecked
in Thirty-Mile river, Alaska. Only the
upper works of the vessel could be seen
above the water. Tbe steamer and
outfits on board will prove a total loss.
Our Foreign Policy.
Chicago, Jnly 26. The Civio Federa
tion of Chicago tonight gave out a call
fox a national conference, to be held at
Saratoga, N. Y., August 19 and 20, to
discuss tbe features of the foreign pol
icy of the United States. The call is
signed by over 1,000 men in every state.
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Reported by Downing, Hopkins & Co., Inc..
Board of Trade Brokers, 711 to 714 Chamber of
Commerce building, Portland, Oregon.
The wheat trade has dropped into
a condition where no one except scalp
ers and a few professional traders, ex
porters, and elevator people are touch
ing it. There is a promise of carrying
charges in the near future , and as ele
vator people have no stock, they are
commencing to buy tbe daily arrivals.
Millers are buying a little, and export
ers who have made good sales abroad
for near shipments are also competing
for the arrivals. The big speculators
are mostly on the short side. They sell
whenever the market has an upturn,
and their offerings are sufficient to pre
vent bulges of material length. On
tbe breaks of 1 to 2 cents they covered
part of their line, taking their profits,
only to put the wheat out again at tho
same pi ice to possibly a shade better.
They are woiking on the crop repott.
Their advices from the Northwest are
favorable. A private statistician esti
mates the spring crop wheat at 300,
000,000 bushels. Placing the winter
wheat yield at 400,000,000 bushels, it
would make an aggregate crop of spring
and winter of 700,000,000 bushels.
This is the largest on record. Conser
vative people place the crop at 600,
000,000 bushel, and the government
figures made the yield 615,000,030
bushels, or 89,000,000 bushel less than
a month ago. Statistician Snow makes
the spring wheat acreage 18,000,000
acres, which exceeds that of the govern
ment. The acreage of the department
of agriculture this year ia nearer the
actual seeding than at any time in its
history, and possibly when the final re
port is made it will show that the crop
is about as reported, as it is able to get
nearer the correct figures than ever be
fore. Present prices are about the same as
last year, but then farmers did not
have a taste of $1 wheat, and where
anxious to sell. Having been treated
to a dollar wheat, most of them think
that they should have higher prices
again. Should the corn crop be ma
terially damaged and sell at high prices,
it may help wheat a little, but the out
look is not partioularly favOrable. The
exports for the year ending June 80
were 216,000,000 bushels of flour and
wheat, against 145,000,000 bushels the
preceding year.
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, 60 62c; Val
ley and Bluestem, 64o per bushel.
Flour Best grades, $3. 75; graham,
93.50; superfine, 2.26 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 40c; choice
gray, 88c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $21; brewing,
$22 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $ 15 per ton; mid
dlings, $21; shorts, $13.
Hay Timothy, $11 12; clover, $10
11; Oregon wild hay, $9 10 per ton.
Eggs Oregon, 1617o per dozen.
Butter Fancy creamery, 35 40c;
fair to good, 8S)o; dairy, 2532)c
per roll. sL . . . .
Cheese Oregon full cream, ll12o;
Young America, 12 c.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $4.50 per
dozen; liens, $4.00; springs, $2. 00 3;
geese, $3.004.60; ducks, young, $3
4.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 10
12 !2c per pound.
Potatoes Oregon Bur banks, 80 35c
per sack; new potatoes 50 65c.
Onions California red, $1.25 per
sack.
Hops 612o per pound for new
crop; 1896 crop, 4 6c.
Wool Valley, 10 12c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 8 12c; mohair,
25c per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 3 1 a c ; dressed mutton, 7c;
spring lambs, 9c per lb.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.75;
light and feeders, $3.004.00; dressed,
$5. 50 6. 50 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, 3.50$3.75;
cows, $2. 50 8. 00; dressed beef,
66c per pound.
Veal Large, 5J6c; small, 78c
per pound.
Seattle Markets.
Vegetables Potatoes Yakimas, $1
per 100 lbs; natives, $8 10; Califor
nia potatoes, $1.00 per 100 pounds.
Beets, per sack, $1.00; turnips, 76c;
carrots, $1.00; hothouse lettuce, c;
radishes, 12Jc
Fruits California lemons, fancy,
$4.00; choice, $3.50; seeding oranges,
$1.50 1.76; California navels, fancy,
$33.25; choice, $2. 50 2. 75; ban
anas, snipping, V 2. 20 2. 76 per bunch;
strawberries, $1.50 per crate.
Butter Fancy native creamery,
brick, 20c; ranch, 7 12c; dairy, 12 J
15c; Iowa, fancy creamery. 20c.
Cheese Native Washington, 11
11,'e'c; Eastern cheese, lifeline.
Meats Choice dressed beef steers.
prime, 7c; cows, prime, 6o; mut
ton, 7c; pork, 77o; veal, 6 8c.
Hams Large, 10c; small, 11c;
breakfast bacon, 11J.
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound.
13c; dressed, 16c; spring chickens.
$2. 50 8. 75.
Fresh Fish Halibut, 8 4c; steel-
heads, 7 He; salmon trout, 9 10c;
flounders and sole, 84o; herring, 4c.
Oysters Olyinpia oysters, per sack.
$3.50, per gallon, solid, $1.80.
Wheat Feed wheat, $23.
Oats Choice, per ton, $26.
Corn Whole, $95; cracked, $25;
feed meal, $25.
Feed Chopped feed, $1721 per
ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil
cake meal, per ton, $85.
Barlev Rolled or ground, per ton.
$25; whole, $24.
Flour Patent, $4.10, bbl; straights,
$3.85; California brands, $5.50; buck
wheat flour, $6.50; graham, per bbl,
$4.25; whole wheat flour, $4,60; rye
flour, $4.25.
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $14;
shorts, per ton, $16.
Hay Puget Sound mixed, $8 10:
ohoioe Eastern Washington timothy,
$16.
Eggs Paying 18 18c, selling 20
21o.
Ban Francisco Market.
Wool Spring Nevada, 10 14c per
dound; Oregon, Eastern, 1012o; Val
ley, 1617c; Noithern, 1415c.
Millstuffs Middlings, $1921.50;
bran, $16.00 16.00 per ton.
Onions New. 60 70c per sack.
Butter Fancy creamery, 21o; do
seconds, 80c; fancy dairy, 18c; good
to oboice, 1516o per pound.
Eggs Store, 12l4o; fancy ranch.
16 19c
Citrus Fruit Oranges, navels, $2.00
2.36; Mexican limes, $6.60; Cali
fornia lemons, 1.00$1.60; do ohoioe,
$1.60 2.00; per box.